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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for Ghana, a country of West Africa on Wednesday. This is his first visit to Ghana. Ghana, about 8 thousand kilometers from India, has a tradition to celebrate the death of people among Ga communities. Here designer coffins are made for the funeral.
Know about the coffin tradition of Ghana through 10 photos …
In Ghana, a priest and fisherman was buried in 2009 under a large blue rage. This unique tradition began by making a palanquin -shaped coffin during the 20th century.
The Supreme Traditional Military Leader of Nungua in Ghana was cremated in a lion -shaped coffin in 2024. The design of the coffin is usually associated with the story of the life of the deceased.
In 2019, a pineapple seller in Ghana’s Greater Acra was taken to his grave in a coffin -shaped coffin. Similarly, according to the profession of the deceased, the size of the coffin is also.
In 2024, a crab -shaped coffee was made for a builder named Crab in the Central Region of Ghana. Till a few years ago, designer coffins were made with hands in Ghana.
The coffin of whale shark was made in 2024 for a chief in Ghana Greater Akra of Ghana. Whale shark is considered a symbol of auspicious due to being the largest and powerful shark.
In 2023, a railway engine -like coffin was made for him on the death of an employee of Ghana Railway Company. The coffin makers usually work in small workshops.
In 2015, a driver in Ghana’s Central Region was buried in a coffin looking like his bedford truck. The design of the coffin usually decides the family of the deceased.
Ghana also has a tradition of dancing with a coffin, which was started by Benjamin Edu, who performed the last rites. In 2017, a family called coffin dancers on the death of their family.
In 2024, a fish -shaped coffin was made for a fish seller in Greater Acra. However, his tail was too long for the tomb and had to be cut.
One night before the funeral, the family of the deceased organizes the ‘layout’ ceremony, in which people come to pay tribute to the dead body. This picture of layout is 2024 in Greater Acra.
The funeral celebration in Ghana is celebrated because people believe that death is the beginning of rebirth, and the deceased should get a great farewell.
In the local language, the coffins are called Abebu Adekai. The first Aabu Adecai in Ghana was made in the shape of cocoa pod for a tribal leader in the 1950s.
In the Ashi located at Ghana Greater Akra, a carpenter named Seth Ken Kui got the idea of starting a coffin studio. Ken’s workshops are still popular in Greater Acra.
In Kane’s workshop, a flight -shaped coffin was made for her grandmother, who never traveled by air, but she was very happy with the new means of travel at that time.
After Ken Quai, many artists who made coffins were born in Ghana’s Greater Acra. The carpenter’s nephew, standing with the Il design of the coffin inspired by the piano and slippers, was the nephew of Kane Quai.
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